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Congress mouthpiece in Kerala takes oblique dig at Shashi Tharoor’s ‘praise’ for State’s start-up sector

  • The Congress party's mouthpiece criticized Shashi Tharoor for praising Kerala's start-up sector, comparing such praise to giving a peace prize to an executioner.
  • The editorial claimed that praising the LDF's industrial growth was harmful to the Congress-led UDF's election prospects.
  • Tharoor emphasized that he highlighted Kerala's growth based on a report, while acknowledging issues like high unemployment and debt.
  • UDF leaders criticized Tharoor for his views on LDF's industrial growth and Prime Minister Modi's visit to the U.S., calling them ungrounded.
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Kerala: Congress Takes Potshots at Shashi Tharoor for Praising Left Government | 📰 LatestLY

Veekshanam Daily, Congress party's mouthpiece in Kerala, on Monday published an editorial criticising Congress leader Shashi Tharoor -without naming him- for praising the entrepreneurial growth of the state under the left government. It urged him not to betray the expectations of thousands of party workers ahead of the upcoming local body elections. 📰 Kerala: Congress Takes Potshots at Shashi Tharoor for Praising Left Government.

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Tharoor’s praise for Kerala’s start-up sector draws plaudits from LDF, flak from UDF

Tharoor’s attempt to disentangle himself from the knotty issue has minimal effect in the UDF with its convener M.M. Hassan saying that the Congress is viewing the MP’s variance from the party line seriously. LDF leaders laud Tharoor for being forthright about Kerala’s development

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India TodayIndia Today

Shashi Tharoor's article on Kerala's growth draws Congress concern, CPI(M) support

The Congress MP praised the entrepreneurial growth in Kerala under the LDF government, kicking off a political storm in the state on Saturday with his party questioning the basis of his article.

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Congress slams Tharoor over remarks on LDF government and Kerala’s entrepreneurial growth

Tharoor clarified that his remarks were not a political endorsement of the LDF government but rather an acknowledgment of the state's advancements in entrepreneurship

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Congress mouthpiece in Kerala writes editorial criticising Shashi Tharoor's remarks

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 17 (PTI) Veekshanam Daily, Congress party's mouthpiece in Kerala, on Monday published an editorial criticising Congress leader Shashi Tharoor -without naming him- for praising the entrepreneurial growth of the state under the left government. It urged him not to betray the expectations of thousands of party workers ahead of the upcoming local body elections.The strongly worded editorial stated that an anti-incumbency wave…

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Tharoor’s Praise for Kerala’s Growth Stirs Congress Rift, Wins CPI(M) Backing | DH Latest News, DH NEWS, Kerala, Latest News, NEWS, Politics , V.D. Satheesan, K C Venugopal, MP Shashi Tharoor

A political controversy erupted in Kerala after Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, in an article for an English daily, praised the state’s entrepreneurial growth under the LDF government. While the CPI(M) welcomed his remarks, Congress leaders raised concerns over the accuracy of his claims. Leader of Opposition V.D. Satheesan and Congress General Secretary K.C. Venugopal questioned the basis of Tharoor’s statements, prompting him to clarify that his a…

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